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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Bahrak Rees, Ross-Shire [1]

Ballyroyan, County Louth [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlshalton, Surrey [1]

Catford, London [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Devonport, Devonshire [1]

Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Ebley, Gloucestershire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Harringay, Middlesex [1]

Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1]

Maitland West, New South Wales [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Near Borough Green, Kent [1]

Newcastle-on-Tyne [1]

Old Ford, London OR Redcross Street, City of London [1]

Orlestone, Tenterden, Kent [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Saint Vigeans, Forfarshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Steyning District, Sussex [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

Walton in Gordano, Somerset [1]

Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Yateley, Hampshire [1]

York [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Able Seaman [13]

Boy 2nd Class [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [13]

Boy 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [12]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [4]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Stoker [4]

Boy Artificer [3]

Commander [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Able Bodied Seaman [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Cadet [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Stoker - 1st Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Assistant Storekeeper [1]

Boy - 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Commodore 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th class [1]

Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12]

HMS Maidstone [10]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [8]

HMS Dolphin [5]

HMS Impregnable [4]

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Dolphin [2]

Ganges [2]

H.M.S. "Maidstone." [2]

H.M.S. Maidstone [2]

HMS Britannia [2]

HMS Dominion [2]

HMS Fisgard [2]

HMS Ganges II [2]

HMS Mercury [2]

HMS Nelson [2]

HMS New Zealand [2]

HMS Shannon [2]

HMS Titania [2]

HMS Victory [2]

HMS Victory 2 [2]

Maidstone [2]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Maidstone [2]

4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1]

Attentive [1]

Blonde [1]

Bonaventure [1]

Britannia Royal Naval College [1]

Collingwood [1]

Columbine [1]

Defiance [1]

Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1]

H.M. Submarine K.17. [1]

H.M.S. "Maidstone" [1]

H.M.S. Ganges [1]

H.M.S. Shannon [1]

HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1]

HM Dockyard Sheerness [1]

HM Submarine E 19 [1]

HM Submarine E20 [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HM Submarine E50 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS Actaeon [1]

HMS Antrim [1]

HMS Apollo [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Assistance [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53]

Other Empire Force [2]

British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [9]

M [8]

W [6]

C [5]

S [5]

K [4]

D [3]

F [3]

G [3]

H [3]

T [3]

L [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ireland [2]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [55] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Bahrak Rees, Ross-Shire [1] Ballyroyan, County Louth [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlshalton, Surrey [1] Catford, London [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Devonport, Devonshire [1] Dore or Totley, Derbyshire, now part of Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Ebley, Gloucestershire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Harringay, Middlesex [1] Haselbury Plucknett, Somerset [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Hoxton, London [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Londonderry, Northern Ireland [1] Maitland West, New South Wales [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Near Borough Green, Kent [1] Newcastle-on-Tyne [1] Old Ford, London OR Redcross Street, City of London [1] Orlestone, Tenterden, Kent [1] Peckham, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Saint Vigeans, Forfarshire [1] Stepney, London [1] Steyning District, Sussex [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Wallasey, Cheshire [1] Walton in Gordano, Somerset [1] Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Yateley, Hampshire [1] York [1]

Rank

Stoker 1st Class [15] Able Seaman [13] Boy 2nd Class [13] Stoker 2nd Class [13] Boy 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [12] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [8] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [6] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [4] Acting Leading Stoker [4] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [4] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Stoker [4] Boy Artificer [3] Commander [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Petty Officer [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Able Bodied Seaman [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Cadet [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Stoker - 1st Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Assistant Storekeeper [1] Boy - 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Commodore 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th class [1] Engine room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Officers Cook 3rd class [1]

Unit

HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [12] HMS Maidstone [10] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [8] HMS Dolphin [5] HMS Impregnable [4] HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24 [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Dolphin [2] Ganges [2] H.M.S. "Maidstone." [2] H.M.S. Maidstone [2] HMS Britannia [2] HMS Dominion [2] HMS Fisgard [2] HMS Ganges II [2] HMS Mercury [2] HMS Nelson [2] HMS New Zealand [2] HMS Shannon [2] HMS Titania [2] HMS Victory [2] HMS Victory 2 [2] Maidstone [2] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Maidstone [2] 4th Submarine Flotilla, China Station [1] Attentive [1] Blonde [1] Bonaventure [1] Britannia Royal Naval College [1] Collingwood [1] Columbine [1] Defiance [1] Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood [1] H.M. Submarine K.17. [1] H.M.S. "Maidstone" [1] H.M.S. Ganges [1] H.M.S. Shannon [1] HM Dockyard Gibraltar [1] HM Dockyard Sheerness [1] HM Submarine E 19 [1] HM Submarine E20 [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HM Submarine E50 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS Actaeon [1] HMS Antrim [1] HMS Apollo [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Assistance [1]

Service

Royal Navy [53] Other Empire Force [2] British Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] M [8] W [6] C [5] S [5] K [4] D [3] F [3] G [3] H [3] T [3] L [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [48]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Ireland [2] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Reginald Robert Helbert

Born 1898

Died 1945

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander H.M.S. Maidstone

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Malcolm Macleod

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J65508 Ordinary Seaman H.M.S. "Maidstone."

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Arthur Vivian John Shadwell

Born 1898

Died 1946

Royal Navy M30249 Engine Room Artificer 5th Class

Royal Navy M30249 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS MAIDSTONE [a Submarine Depot Ship]

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George Edward Deves

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Vivid II, Thunderer

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24

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Frederick Charles Hayes

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy L4089 Officer's Cook 3rd Class H.M.S. "Maidstone."

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Herbert George Barrenger

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy M1522 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS E37 (HMS Maidstone)

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Charles Sidney Bourne

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy J6533 Leading Seaman HMS Maidstone

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Charles Herbert Dadford

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K8711 Stoker 1st Class HMS Maidstone

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Walter John White

Born 1895

Died 1950

Royal Navy J11718 Able Seaman HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy J11718 Boy 2nd Class Ganges

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class Ganges, St Vincent, Vivid I & Colllingwood

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Reginald Young Redmond Bearn

Born 1895

Died 1921

Royal Navy J16630 H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J16630 Petty Officer H.M.S. Maidstone

Royal Navy J16630 Able Seaman H.M.S. Shannon

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Cornelius Michael Connolly

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K21324 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Centurion, Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K21324 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Vivid II, Centurion

Royal Navy K21324 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24

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William Mitchell

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 187436 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Maidstone"

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Ernest Fielding Willcox

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Pembroke II, Commonwealth

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Commonwealth, Pembroke II, Bonaventure, Maidstone

Royal Navy K12550 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Adamant, Maidstone

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William Bennett

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy K11735

Royal Navy SS103955 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Acheron, [unreadable]

Royal Navy SS103955 Stoker 1st Class HMSs [unreadable], Bacchante, Pembroke II, Thames

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Arthur James Flack

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy 239733 Boy 2nd Class Ganges

Royal Navy 239733 Boy 1st Class Impregnable

Royal Navy 239733 Ordinary Signaller Attentive

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Stephen Thomas Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Pembroke II, Brilliant, Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K22859 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24

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Robert Hopkins Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy M3333 Acting Engine Room Artificer HMSs Pembroke II, Amethyst

Royal Navy M3333 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Amethyst, Pembroke II, Speedy, Leda

Royal Navy M3333 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Leda, Dolphin, Maidstone

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Walter Witchell

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K10223 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Victory II, Renown, Victory II, Antelope

Royal Navy K10223 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Antelope, Spartiate, Minotaur, Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K10223 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24

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Victor Harold Campbell Lovell

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221135

Royal Navy 270685 Act. Eng. Rm. Artificer 4th Class HMSs Duke of Wellington, Mars, Duke of Wellington, Vernon

Royal Navy 270685 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Vernon, Victory II

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Ernest Samuel Brown

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K21761 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Victory II, Attentive (Mermaid)

Royal Navy K/21761 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Attentive (Mermaid), Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24

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